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You can read the Forster short story referenced at https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/e-m-forster/short-fiction/text/the-machine-stops https://standardebooks.org
by robin_reala 1y ago
You can read the Forster short story referenced at https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/e-m-forster/short-fiction/text/the-machine-stops https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/e-m-forster/short-fiction/... . It’s impressive speculative fiction by any measure, let alone for 1909.
- bayindirh 1y agoI want to add that "Pump Six and Other Stories" by Paolo Bacigalupi is also a great read. "Pump Six" also paints a similar picture to Forster's "The Machine Stops", but with a different perspective. Both are great and horrifying at the same time.
- kreelman 1y agoI'm reminded of "The Feeling of Power" by Isaac Asimov. In this story, everyone relies on automation so much that they forget how to do mathematics. A lone, nerdy operator re-learns the skill of 2 digit multiplication in the process of working through automated weapons targeting issues, astounding his superiors. The concept of forgotten arts seems like a common thread here. This is a PDF of the text. https://ia600806.us.archive.org/20/items/TheFeelingOfPower/The%20Feeling%20of%20Power.pdf https://ia600806.us.archive.org/20/items/TheFeelingOfPower/T... This is the Wikipedia overview. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feeling_of_Power https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feeling_of_Power First heard this one at school.
- taneq 1y agoOr in the opposite direction, “Who can replace a man?”